[Gleason scores of prostate needle biopsy specimens and of radical prostatectomy specimens, a comparative study].

Objective: To compare the Gleason scores of the prostate needle biopsy specimens with those of the radical prostatectomy specimens.

Methods: Gleason scoring was made on the needle biopsy specimens from 40 patients with prostate carcinoma and then on the radical prostatectomy specimens from the same patients. The Gleason scores of the two sets of matched specimens were compared.